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Various Maryland Fisheries Articles
- Shad Schools - By Bob Sadzinski and Tony Jarzynski
- Fish for the Future: Promoting Sensible Growth While Preserving Fish Habitat - By Jim Uphoff, Margaret McGinty, Rudy Lukacovic
- Annual Cooperative SEAMAP Winter Tagging Cruise - January 2007 - By Luke Whitman
- 15th Annual Cooperative SEAMAP Winter Tagging Cruise - January 2002 - By Beth Rodgers
- Cove Run Stream Restoration Project
- 1999 Tournament Times - By Angel Bolinger
- 2000 CAG Fish-In Carp Fishing - By Angel Bolinger
- 2000 Tidal Black Bass Volunteer Angler Survey Results - By Don Cosden
- 2000 White Marlin Open - By Angel Bolinger
- 2001 National Boy Scout Jamboree - By Keith Lockwood
- 2001 NOAA SEA MAP Striped Bass Tagging Cruise - By Mike Luisi
- 2001 Maryland Angler's Preceptions, Preferences and Attitudes (In PDF Format) - By Maryland Fisheries Service
- A review of predation on blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay - By Harley Speir
- Anadromous Fish Restoration In The Chesapeake Bay - By Steven Minkkinen
- Atlantic Sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrhynchus, in Chesapeake Bay - By Angel Bolinger and Steven Minkkinen
- Autumn Striper Fishing In the Shallows - By Martin Gary
- Fish Lice /Gill Lice - What are they? - By Rudy Lukacovic
- Fishing for American and Hickory Shad - By Dale Weinrich
- The History of Gill Netting in the Chesapeake Bay - By Beth Versak
- History and Background of the Fish Passage Program - By Jim Thompson
- History of commercial fishing in the Chesapeake Region - By Jim Casey
- History of Trout Hatcheries in Maryland - By Steve Minkkinen
- Horseshoe Crab Spawning By Steve Doctor
- Ice Fishing In Western Maryland - By Angel Bolinger
- Life History and Management of Blue Crabs - By Brenda Davis and Glenn Davis
- Life History of Black Sea Bass and Fishing for Them off Maryland's Coast - By Jim Casey
- Log From the Outer Banks - The 2000 Annual Seamap Tagging Cruise - By Bill Mowitt
- Managing Maryland's Recreational Bluefin Tuna Fishery - By Jim Casey and Harley Speir
- Managing Maryland's Tidal Largemouth Bass - By Jim Markham
- Largemouth Bass Hatchery Stockings (2010)
- Write-up - NEW Information on Keeping Bass Alive
- Maryland Marine Mammal & Sea Turtle Stranding Program - By Kim Insley
- Pond Management Quick Facts Test - By Tamara L. O'Connell
- Potomac River Expedition - By Mike Luisi
- Recreational Catch-and-Release Mortality Research in Maryland - By Rudy Lukacovic
- Sea Turtle Pound Net Tagging and Health Assessment Study in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay - By Tricia Litwiler and Kim Insley
- St. Mary's Lake Southern Maryland's Undiscovered Gem - By Don Cosden
- Striped Bass Health - By John Jacobs, Mark Matsche, Steve Jordan, Cindy Driscoll, Harley Speir, Brenda Kibler, Tricia Litwiler and Susan Knowles
- The Northern Diamondback Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin, Gems of the Chesapeake - By Marguerite Whilden
- The Status of Summer Flounder in Maryland During 2000 - By Steve Doctor
- Three new Exotic Species of the Chesapeake and Coastal Regions - By Jim Casey
- Unusual Striper Caught in the Potomac River - By Harley Speir
- Yellow Perch Management and the Fisheries Management Plan - By Paul Piavis
- Department of Natural Reources Sturgeon QJ075 Final Report
- 2016 Patapsco River Shad and Herring Restoration Progress Report
- 2016 Federal Aid Progress Report F-57: American shad restoration in three Maryland rivers
- 2016 Federal Aid Progress Report F-57: Hickory shad restoration in three Maryland rivers
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Striped Bass Volunteer Angler Survey Summarys
Striped Bass Federal Aid Reports
- Chesapeake Bay Finfish/Habitat Investigations: July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024
- Chesapeake Bay Finfish/Habitat Investigations: July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023
- Chesapeake Bay Finfish/Habitat Investigations: July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022
- Chesapeake Bay Finfish/Habitat Investigations: July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021
- Chesapeake Bay Finfish/Habitat Investigations: July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020
- Chesapeake Bay Finfish/Habitat Investigations: July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019
- Chesapeake Bay Finfish/Habitat Investigations: July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018
- Chesapeake Bay Finfish/Habitat Investigations: Feb 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017
- Chesapeake Bay Finfish/Habitat Investigations: Nov 1, 2014 through Jan 31, 2016
- Chesapeake Bay Finfish/Habitat Investigations: Nov 1, 2013 through Oct 31, 2014
- Chesapeake Bay Finfish/Habitat Investigations: Nov 1, 2012 through Oct 31, 2013
- Chesapeake Bay Finfish/Habitat Investigations: Nov 1, 2011 through Oct 31, 2012
- Chesapeake Bay Finfish/Habitat Investigations:Nov 1, 2010 through Oct 31, 2011
- Chesapeake Bay Finfish/Habitat Investigations: Nov 1, 2009 through Oct 31, 2010
- Chesapeake Bay Finfish/Habitat Investigations: Nov 1, 2008 through Oct 31, 2009
- Chesapeake Bay Finfish/Habitat Investigations: Nov 1, 2007 through Oct 31, 2008
- Chesapeake Bay Finfish/Habitat Investigations: Nov 1, 2006 through Oct 31, 2007
- Chesapeake Bay Finfish/Habitat Investigations: Nov 1, 2005 through Oct 31,2006
- Chesapeake Bay Finfish/Habitat Investigations: Nov 1, 2004 through Oct 31, 2005
Coastal Migrant Striped Bass Reports
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Blue Crab Reports and Documents
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Maryland Oyster Population Annual Fall Survey Reports
Oyster Management Reports
Oyster Advisory Commission Documents
Oyster Reef Ecological Restoration - Large-Scale Tributary Implementation Updates
Oyster monitoring reports
Groundtruthing Studies
Oyster restoration updates
20-30% Sanctuary Rationale
Publications & Reports
Background Information - Oysters
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Maryland Oyster Population Annual Fall Survey Reports
Oyster Management Reports
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Oyster Stock Assessments
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Man O’ War Shoals Background Documentation:
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Fisheries Ecosystem Assessment Division Publications and Reports - 2025
Fisheries Ecosystem Assessment Division Publications and Reports - 2024
Fisheries Ecosystem Assessment Division Annual Reports
Fisheries Ecosystem Assessment Division Presentations
Fisheries Ecosystem Assessment Division Publications
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Fisheries Habitat Work Group Presentations
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Freshwater Regional Reports
WESTERN I REGION
WESTERN II REGION
EASTERN REGION
Other Freshwater Reports
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Invasive Species Signage (Eng.)
Invasive Species Signage (Esp.)
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Coastal Fisheries Reports - Investigations of Maryland's Atlantic Ocean
- Luisi, M., S. Doctor, and Staff of the MDNR Atlantic Program. 2005. Investigation of Maryland's Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bay Finfish Stocks: Annual Report 2004. Federal Aid Project No. F-50-R-14. Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Service. Annapolis, MD.
- Bolinger, A., S. Doctor, A. Luettel, M. Luisi, and G. Tyler. 2006. Investigation of Maryland's Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bay Finfish Stocks: 2006 Report. Federal Aid Project No. F-50-R-15. Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Service. Annapolis, MD.
- Bolinger, A., S. Doctor, A. Luettel, M. Luisi, and G. Tyler. 2007. Investigation of Maryland's Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bay Finfish Stocks: 2007 Report. Federal Aid Project No. F-50-R-16. Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Service. Annapolis, MD.
- Bolinger, A., S. Doctor, C. Kennedy, A. Luettel, and G. Tyler. 2008. Investigation of Maryland's Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bay Finfish Stocks: 2008 Report. Federal Aid Project No. F-50-R-17. Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Service. Annapolis, MD.
- Capossela, K., S. Doctor, C. Kennedy, A. Luettel, G. Tyler, and A. Willey. 2010. Investigation of Maryland's Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bay Finfish Stocks: 2010 Report. Federal Aid Project No. F-50-R-19. Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Service. Annapolis, MD.
- Doctor, S., C. Jones. C. Kennedy, G. Tyler, and A. Willey. 2011. Investigation of Maryland's Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bay Finfish Stocks. Federal Aid Project No. F-50-R-20. Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Service. Annapolis, MD.
- Doctor, S., C. Jones. C. Kennedy, G. Tyler, and A. Willey. 2012. Investigation of Maryland's Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bay Finfish Stocks: 2012 Final Report. Federal Aid Project No. F-50-R-21. Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Service. Annapolis, MD.
- Doctor, S., C. Kennedy, G. Tyler, C. Weedon, and A. Willey. 2013. Investigation of Maryland's Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bay Finfish Stocks: 2013 Final Report. Federal Aid Project No. F-50-R-22. Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Service. Annapolis, MD.
- Barker, L., S. Doctor, C. Kennedy, G. Tyler, C. Weedon, and A. Willey. 2014. Investigation of Maryland's Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bay Finfish Stocks: 2014 Final Report. Federal Aid Project No. F-50-R-23. Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Service. Annapolis, MD.
- Doctor, S., G. Tyler, C. Weedon, and A. Willey. 2016. Investigation of Maryland's Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bay Finfish Stocks: July 2015 - June 2016 Final Report. Federal Aid Project No. F-50-R-24. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Annapolis, MD.
- Doctor, S., G. Tyler, C. Weedon, and A. Willey. 2017. Investigation of Maryland's Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bay Finfish Stocks: July 2016 - June 2017 Final Report. Federal Aid Project No. F-50-R-25. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Annapolis, MD.
- Doctor, S., G. Tyler, C. Weedon, and A. Willey. 2018. Investigation of Maryland's Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bay Finfish Stocks: July 2017 - June 2018 Final Report. Federal Aid Project No. F-50-R-26. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Annapolis, MD.
- Doctor, S., G. Tyler, C. Weedon, and A. Willey. 2019. Investigation of Maryland's Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bay Finfish Stocks: July 2018 - June 2019 Final Report. Federal Aid Project No. F-50-R-27. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Annapolis, MD.
- Doctor, S., G. Tyler, C. Weedon, and A. Willey. 2020. Investigation of Maryland's Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bay Finfish Stocks: July 2019 - June 2020 Final Report. Federal Aid Project No. F-50-R-28. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Annapolis, MD.
- Doctor, S., G. Tyler, C. Weedon, and A. Willey. 2021. Investigation of Maryland's Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bay Finfish Stocks: July 2020 - June 2021 Final Report. Federal Aid Project No. F-50-R-29. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Annapolis, MD
- Doctor, S., G. Tyler, C. Weedon, and A. Willey. 2022. Investigation of Maryland's Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bay Finfish Stocks: July 2021 - June 2022 Final Report. Federal Aid Project No. F-50-R-30. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Annapolis, MD
- Doctor, S., G. Tyler, C. Weedon, and A. Willey. 2023. Investigation of Maryland's Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bay Finfish Stocks: July 2022 - June 2023 Final Report. Federal Aid Project No. F-50-R-31. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Annapolis, MD
- Doctor, S., G. Tyler, C. Weedon, and A. Willey. 2024. Investigation of Maryland's Atlantic Ocean and Coastal Bay Finfish Stocks: July 2023 - June 2024 Final Report. Federal Aid Project No. F-50-R-32. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Annapolis, MD
- Doctor, S., G. Tyler, C. Weedon, and A. Willey. 2025. Investigation of Maryland's Coastal Bays and Atlantic Ocean Finfish Stocks: July 2024 - June 2025 Final Report. Federal Aid Project No. F-50-R-32. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Annapolis, MD
Coastal Fisheries Reports - Other Reports by Project Staff
- John A. Sweka, Kristen A. Anstead, David R. Smith, Linda Barry, Jordan Zimmerman, Steve Doctor, Craig Weedon, James Gartland, Yan Jiao, Francesco Ferretti, and Eric M. Hallerman. 2025. Recovery of Delaware Bay horseshoe crabs following harvest reductions. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, U.S. Geological Survey , New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fishing and Boating Service.
- Weedon C., S. Doctor, G. Tyler and A. Willey. 2024. DNR Coastal Bays Survey Juvenile Fish and Habitat, Coastal Bays Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee Presentation, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Laboratory, Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fishing and Boating Service.
- Weedon C., S. Doctor, G. Tyler and A. Willey. 2022. Juvenile finfish relative abundance surveys in Maryland’s Coastal Bays. American Fisheries Society Presentation, Baltimore, Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fishing and Boating Service.
Coastal Fisheries Reports - Featured Coastal Articles on Fisheries Website by Project Staff
- Casey, J. Life History of Black Sea Bass and Fishing for Them off Maryland's Coast. Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources, Fisheries Service. Annapolis, Maryland.
- Casey, J. and H. Speir. Managing Maryland's Recreational Bluefin Tuna Fishery. Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources, Fisheries Service. Annapolis, Maryland.
- Doctor, S. Horseshoe Crab Spawning. Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources, Fisheries Service. Annapolis, Maryland.
- Doctor, S. The Status of Summer Flounder in Maryland During 2000. Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources, Fisheries Service. Annapolis, Maryland.
- Weedon. C. 2003. Wreck Diving in Maryland. Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources, Fisheries Service. Annapolis, Maryland.
Coastal Fisheries Reports - Reports for Coastal Bays
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Fishery Management Plans
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Shellfish
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